Cat Thomson
My work is a study in the limitations of the photographic portrait, using contemporary portraiture to explore themes of social perceptions, particularly between the photographer, the subject and the viewer. The images attempt to demonstrate how each person can not have total control over how an image will be realised or perceived; each one is an amalgamation of at least these three elements. The use of graphic overlays, familiar objects, materials and reflections intentionally obstruct, distort and confuse how the subject is perceived. The line between whether the portraits are creative or editorial in their creation is blurred. And the viewer is left with more questions than answers.
Greg Abramowicz • Mhairi Bell-Moodie • John Buckley • Graeme Cunningham • Paloma Fernandez • Arthur Montgomery • Michala Oborna • Jess Shurte • Pavel Tamm • Cat Thomson •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
Ulster University Belfast
BA (Hons) Photography
Blackburn College
BA (Hons) Photographic Media
Blackpool and the Fylde
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Photography
Arts University Bournemouth
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Cumbria
BA (Hons) Photography
Dublin Institute of Technology
BA (Hons) Photography
Edinburgh College
BA Professional Photography
Edinburgh Napier University
BA (Hons) Photography
Falmouth University
BA (Hons) Photography
Hereford College of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Huddersfield
BA (Hons) Photography
University Centre, Hugh Baird College
BA (Hons) Digital Imaging & Photography
UCS Ipswich
BA (Hons) Photography
Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design
BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
Leeds College of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
Limerick School of Art & Design
Photography & Lens Based Media - BA (Hons) Fine Art
National College of Art and Design
Photography and Digital Imaging Certificate
University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Photography
UCA Rochester
BA (Hons) Photography (Contemporary Practice)
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Photography
Southampton Solent University
BA (Hons) Photography
Staffordshire University
BA (Hons) Photojournalism
Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography